Artist
William HarperAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Snake" Brooch
Date1988
MediumGold, enamel, pearl, and shell
Dimensions5 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 5/8 in. (13.3 × 2.9 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2014.271
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: [signature], 1988, SNAKE
Engraved on verso: William Harper
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William Harper
1978
14k and 24k gold, silver, bronze, scarab shell, pearls, bone, glass, cloisonné enamel, fine gold, and fine silver
2002.3801
William Harper
1977
14k, 18k, and 24k gold, silver, shell, freshwater pearl, cloisonné enamel, and fine silver
2002.3800
William Harper
1977
14 and 18k gold, silver, fresh and saltwater pearls, snake rattle, shell, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3799
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
William Harper
1995
Gold, enamel, fine silver and gold, 14k and 22k gold, sterling silver, and labradorite
2010.2077
William Harper
2003
Gold, enamel, fine silver, 14k, 18k, and 24k gold, and carnelian
2010.2078
William Harper
1980
24k gold, silver, cloisonné and champlevé enamel on copper and fine silver, 14k gold, and sterling silver
2002.3804
William Harper
1980
Sterling silver, 24K gold, cloisonné enamel, and mercury gilding
2002.3805
Earl Pardon
c. 1989
Sterling silver, 14k and 22k gold, enamel, pure silver, abalone shell, ebony, amethyst, and peridot
2002.4005